...to a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® can help to individualize a nutritional plan for your pet (www.acvn.org). In the uncommon situation when a commercial diet that addresses all the goals...
...but also many other areas including activity, curiosity, attitude, and communication (Link to full article including the survey: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29153104). If you are worried about your cat’s changing behavior, these questions...
...along with some specific diet modifications and stress management. Check out www.indoorpet.osu.edu for more information and ideas to encourage activity for indoor cats to both help keep your cat trim...
...including diet in cats presenting for gastrointestinal signs in later life. Veterinary Record 2019; doi: 10.1136/vr.105040: https://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/185/5/144 You can learn more about the Bristol Cats Study on their website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/vet-school/research/projects/cats/...
...do not allow cats to go longer than 24 hours without consuming any meals. Strategies modified from the 2014 AAHA Weight Management Guidelines, which can be found at: https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/weight_management_guidelines.pdf....
...of weight before it becomes overwhelming. If your initial effort at weight loss is not successful or your cat has other medical conditions, consider consulting with a veterinary nutritionist (www.acvn.org)....
While food allergies (also called adverse food reaction or ‘AFR’) are uncommon in pets, diagnosing them or ruling them out completely remains a frustrating endeavor for veterinarians and pet owners...
...be provided on an energy basis (i.e., grams per 100 kilocalories or grams per 1,000 kilocalories), rather than on an as-fed or dry-matter percent basis, which does not account for...
...food: The numbers you get from the label (and usually the numbers you get from the manufacturer) are usually either in percent, mg/kg, ppm (parts per million), or more rarely...
...typical or average fat content from the manufacturer which should be on a “per 1000 kilocalories” or “per 100 kilocalories” basis, not percent. If the manufacturer can only give you...